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Last year there were some important amendments to the rules of racing for Australian thoroughbreds. The first change centres on reporting a ‘cardiac arrhythmia’ and the need for the trainer and any person in charge of the horse to report the presence of a cardiac arrhythmia to relevant stewards immediately. The assumption here is that…

The horseracing industry in the United States has been under heightened public scrutiny in recent years, partly in response to racetrack breakdowns and deaths, and an abuse of medications by some trainers. This has led to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act signed into Federal law in 2020. At its core is the creation of…

A new video that clearly explains the concept of antigenic drift in the Equine Influenza Virus (EIV) over time has been released. It is helpful in understanding the same concept in Human Influenza Virus. This video has been made by Merck Animal Health in the US and does advocate the use of their vaccine range….

University of Florida establishing a state-of-the-art veterinary centre at the World Equine Center in Ocala, Florida . I was fortunate to be involved in the planning of this facility while working at UF. This promises to be one of the leading equine sports medicine and rehabilitation facilities in the world. The hospital will also include…

Parasite control options have shifted dramatically over the past decade. Dr Lester will be joining Dr. Anne Beasley and Dr. Dave Rendle in discussing current thinking on equine parasite resistance and control in the Australian setting. This webinar, hosted by Dr. Tania Sundra, is directed at veterinarians and is kindly sponsored by Virbac Australia. Details…

There has been concerning news that the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus has been detected in eastern Australia. The virus has been detected in piggeries in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. JE traditionally occurs in a widely dispersed areas in eastern Asia and until now, as far south as Papua New Guinea and islands of…